Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Nickajack Apple
Nickajack Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Delaware, Kent, Dover; Delaware, New Castle, Wilmington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Nickajack |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Delaware, Kent, Dover; Delaware, New Castle, Wilmington; North Carolina, Wilkes, Wilkesboro |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000560, POM00000561, POM00000562, POM00000566, POM00000567.
